Boosting Maternal Colostrum for Stronger Calves
Not all maternal colostrum meets the gold standard for quality. Factors like cold stress, delayed milking, or poor cow diets can result in lower-quality colostrum with a Brix reading below 25%. That’s where enrichment comes in! By adding a high-quality colostrum product, ensure your calves get the protection they need.
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[Music] sometimes maternal colostrum fall short issues like cold stress delayed milking import cow diets can lead to lower quality colostrum often below the critical 25% bricks level enrichment means adding a high quality colostrum product to maternal colostrum to boost its potency and Immunity for calves test the bricks level of your maternal colostrum with a refractometer if your maternal colostrum is below 25% bricks mix in the recommended amount of colostrum replacer using the enrichment chart or the SCCL colostrum calculator stir well and recheck to make sure the bricks level is in the good or excellent range by enriching maternal colostrum you're not only increasing its quality but you're also ensuring that your calves receive the immunity they need to thrive
